OttawaThe opposition must ask better questions about the F-35Here’s a good one: Why is this jet the only possible future fighter aircraft for the Canadian Forces?
OttawaWhen will the lifecycle cost be explained?The full lifecycle cost of the F-35 remains elusive . Lifecycle costing is what the Department of National Defence agreed to...
OttawaAttempting to demand the truthBeyond the matter of the toy shuttles and beneath the daily debate over the F-35 procurement, there is an intriguing dispute...
OttawaWhat did the cabinet know and why was the F-35 allowed to proceed?While a number of department officials—including the deputy minister of defence and the assistant deputy minister for...
OttawaIn case you misunderstood him the first timeThe Auditor General appeared before the Public Accounts Committee to explain his findings on the F-35 procurement. From the...
OttawaHow about that lifecycle cost?The Parliamentary Budget Officer has written to the deputy minister at Defence. An official with the GAO has priced the model that...
OttawaThe Commons: A simple misunderstandingSo close to the sort of concession the opposition desires and yet, so far
OttawaThe F-35 math gets fuzzierThe projected training budget may not be sufficient for the F-35. The auditor general projected that over the 36-year...
OttawaThe Commons: Thinking about preparing to get ready to plan to study the F-35Scenes from an emergency meeting of the standing committee on public accounts
OttawaSpring break is overThe House doesn’t reconvene until Monday, but the public accounts committee will meet this afternoon to, presumably, launch its...